tessellata
Pronunciation: am-SINK-ee-a tes-el-AY-ta
Common name: Checker fiddleneck
Family: Boraginaceae (Borage)
Habitat: Dry sandy or gravelly places to 6000',
creosote bush and sagebrush scrub, joshua tree
woodland, both deserts
Blooming period: March to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Amsinckia
2) tessellata